Sympathy

 Unfortunately in life we need sympathy cards.  

I came up with this one.  It shows serenity, sympathy and simplicity.

Sending Love and Sympathy

My dear sister-in-law lost her battle with cancer, but through it all she kept her spirit, strength, sparkle and her wonderful smile.

I wanted to use a floral image, because she loved flowers and I didn’t want it to be without bling because she loved sparkle. 

So for this very special card I used a digi image and colored it up and added glitter to a few of the flower petals and to the leaves.  I created the sentiment on the computer.  There is a beautiful silver glitter paper that backs the focal layer and sparkles like crazy, just like she did.

I think she would have liked this card.

With Deepest Sympathy

Sometimes seems that the older we get the need for a sympathy card comes around a little more often.  I have this beautiful set of stamps from Flourishes called Ferns and Fiddles, illustrated by the wonderfully talented Marcella Hawley who just today brought her new stamp company Power Poppy on line and boy does she have some gorgeous new stamp sets.  Anyway Ferns and Fiddles have such an elegant feel and I think works well for the occasion, but would also work well for a thinking of you or a birthday card too.  That beautifully designed sentiment comes from GKDesigns and was illustrated by the fabulously talented Theresa Momber and you can find it in her Elegant Florals stamp set.

 Hope you enjoy the card and also hope you are making it through April Fool’s Day unscathed.

 

 

With Deepest Sympathy

Well this card was definitely not so much fun to make, but on a bright spot I was so happy to have Theresa Momber’s Elegant Florals stamp set.  It really worked well for what I wanted to do.  The sentiment and the leaf image are from her set.  I had the text paper in my stash so it was easy to stamp the image in green.  The background DP is from Classic K Designer Mat Pad.  K&Company is a favorite paper source.  I added the little copper dragonfly and it felt just right.